aim high

idiom

: to be ambitious
If you want to be successful, you have to aim high.

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Dream big, aim high, and work for it—Goldmark is proof that anything is possible. Karin Eldor, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025 Searchlight Pictures, a company that over the years gambled on a terrifyingly vivid depiction of slavery (12 Years a Slave) and an offbeat movie set in an Indian game show studio (Slumdog Millionaire), winning best picture with both, continues to aim high. Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025 Bowman should aim high, and sign top-end amateurs to full NHL deals. Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025 However, there is some data that dispels the myth that African immigrant children cannot – or do not want to – aim high in their education. Mavis Gyesi, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for aim high

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“Aim high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aim%20high. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

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